League Champion: New York Nets
Playoffs MVP: Julius Erving
PTS Leader: Julius Erving (451)
TRB Leader: Julius Erving (164)
AST Leader: Louie Dampier (77)
WS Leader: Julius Erving (3.7)
| Place | Margin | Month | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | Overall | Home | Road | ≤3 | ≥10 | Apr | May |
| 1 | New York Nets | 8-5 | 6-1 | 2-4 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 4-3 | 4-2 |
| 2 | Denver Nuggets | 6-7 | 5-2 | 1-5 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 4-3 | 2-4 |
| 3 | Kentucky Colonels | 5-5 | 4-1 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 5-5 | |
| 4 | San Antonio Spurs | 3-4 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-4 | |
| 5 | Indiana Pacers | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | |
| Rk | Team | DNA | INA | KEN | NYA | SAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver Nuggets | 4-3 | 2-4 | |||
| 2 | Indiana Pacers | 1-2 | ||||
| 3 | Kentucky Colonels | 3-4 | 2-1 | |||
| 4 | New York Nets | 4-2 | 4-3 | |||
| 5 | San Antonio Spurs | 3-4 |